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This article is aimed to evaluate the objective and professional qualifications of geomorphology education from a national perspective and to make future predictions about geomorphology education in our country. For the international basis of geomorphology education, the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 11 and ISCED-F 13), for national determinations and evaluations, the current status of geomorphology education in higher education in our country, and the Harmonization Project with the European Higher Education Area of the Council of Higher Education were examined. In terms of vocational aspects, International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO 08, ISCO 88), Vocational Qualifications Authority (VQA), Turkish Employment Agency (TEA), Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) documents, Geomorphologist (6th Level) National Occupational Standard, Geomorphologist (6th Level) National Qualifications were examined together. The structuring of associate, undergraduate, and graduate education in our country is carried out under the control of the Council of Higher Education (CoHE) - Department of International Relations. The main framework of the work is based on the principles of the European Higher Education Area Harmonization Project. The Bologna Process, European Qualifications Framework (EQF), Turkish Qualifications Framework (TQF), International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED), International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO), European University Association (EUA) are the main protocols of the project of harmonization with the European Higher Education Area. Vocational Qualifications Authority (VQA), the Turkish Employment Agency (TEA), and Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) are the main institutions that carry out studies on occupations in Turkey. The main bases of these institutions are the EQF, TQF, ISCED, ISCO, and EUA documents that CoHE is based on. As of today, there is, unfortunately, no national standard in undergraduate geomorphology education. The objectives and qualifications of undergraduate programs, including the Geography undergraduate program, which includes geomorphology courses, are not holistic geomorphology education-targeted. Although it is important to preserve the integrity of geography undergraduate education, within the scope of the reclassification and program restructuring studies carried out by CoHE in line with ISCED-F 13, ISCO 08, EQF, TQF, EUA protocols, the geography undergraduate program may be divided and classified in different ISCED-F 13 codes by CoHE in the near future. This kind of reclassification, which is likely to take place in the geography undergraduate program, may lead to a change in geomorphology education at the undergraduate level (Level 6) on a national scale. A limited number of Geomorphology MA programs have been opened is a positive development for geomorphology education (Level 7) from the perspective of objectives and qualifications.

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